diff --git a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/BasicRulesTest.java b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/BasicRulesTest.java
index 0e6042b132..f0f42c1db1 100644
--- a/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/BasicRulesTest.java
+++ b/pmd/regress/test/net/sourceforge/pmd/rules/basic/BasicRulesTest.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class BasicRulesTest extends SimpleAggregatorTst {
         addRule("basic", "EmptySynchronizedBlock");
         addRule("basic", "EmptyTryBlock");
         addRule("basic", "EmptyWhileStmt");
-        addRule("basic", "EmptyInitializer");
         addRule("basic", "ForLoopShouldBeWhileLoop");
         addRule("basic", "JumbledIncrementer");
         addRule("basic", "MisplacedNullCheck");